Sick allegations against Jeffrey Epstein may finally be aired

This July 27, 2006 arrest photo made available by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, in Florida, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was suspected nearly a decade ago of paying for sex with underage girls. (AP photo)

A deal orchestrated by Trump’s now secretary of labour, Alexander Acosta, effectively foiled federal prosecution of the fiendish financier.

It is the subject of a separate federal lawsuit in Florida filed by victims who say the deal trampled their rights to be heard.

“That injustice needs to be addressed and will be addressed,” said attorney Jack Scarola, who represents fellow lawyer Bradley Edwards in the lawsuit settled Tuesday. “There is no justification for the broad scope of immunity that was granted.”

Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to two state charges after reaching the non-prosecution deal with Acosta’s office while under investigation for sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls.

He was also registered as a convicted sex offender and over the years, his lawyers have attempted to wiggle out of that designation.

If the feds had been allowed to pursue the sex fiend, he could have spent the rest of his life in prison.

This July 30, 2008 photo shows Jeffrey Epstein in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP)

Now, Scarola and Edwards say that possibility still exists, and the victims — some of whom were only 13 or 14 when they were molested — may yet get their day in federal court amid a national #MeToo movement that seeks to hold sexual harassers and abusers to account.

“They’re willing to talk. They want to share their stories,” Edwards said.

None of the victims were in court Tuesday and it wasn’t clear if any would be available immediately for interviews.

The settlement involved a lawsuit Epstein filed against Edwards almost a decade ago. Edwards filed a counterclaim, contending that Epstein sued him maliciously, trying to harm Edwards’ reputation and derail his work with Epstein’s own abuse victims.